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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Wid- ening its five-day campaign against Pal- estinian militants, Israel for the first time fired artillery shells into the Gaza Strip yesterday and shut down 15 West Bank offices suspected of distributing money to families of suicide bombers from the Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups. Israeli aircraft also fired missiles at sev- eral Gaza targets, knocking out power in Gaza City for most of the night, damag- ing several buildings and destroying an overpass, but there were no injuries. In the West Bank, Israel rounded up 24 sus- pected militants, bringing the number of people arrested since the weekend to more than 400. A senior Israeli army commander did not rule out shelling Gaza towns. "We will warn the population, make sure that they leave the area, while we tar- get the sources of rocket fire," said Maj. Gen. Israel Ziv, the army chief of opera- tions. In other developments, a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, tentatively set for Sunday, was post- poned, apparently because of the flare-up. A Sharon adviser and an Israeli Cabinet minister said yesterday that Israel could withdraw from some parts of the West Bank and annex others to its territory if peace efforts remain bogged down. The comments by adviser Eyal Arad and Cabinet Minister Tzahi Hanegbi on Israel Army Radio marked the first time Sharon confidants talked in public about the idea of additional unilateral moves by Israel after the Gaza pullout in September. Sharon's office said Israel remains com- mitted to a negotiated deal with the Pal- estinians. The Israeli strikes were triggered by weekend rocket fire from Gaza at Israeli border towns. Since then, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have announced they would halt attacks, but Israel said it would press ahead with the campaign, including tar- geted killings of militant leaders. On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz threatened Hamas leaders Mahmoud Zahar and Ismail Hanieh by name, saying they could be the next tar- gets. Israel says the strong reaction is neces- sary to show that new rules are in place following its withdrawal from Gaza after a 38-year occupation and that attacks from the area will not be tolerated. "Terrorism must be rooted out," Vice Palestinian schoolgirls walk past the collapsed roof of the destroyed Akram School after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike In Gaza City early Sunday. Premier Shimon Peres told Israel Radio on yesterday. Israel also appears to be seizing an opportunity to deliver a major blow to Hamas, which had been largely off-lim- its after it agreed in February to abide by an informal truce. Israel has repeatedly demanded that Abbas disarm Hamas, but Abbas has chosen to co-opt the militants instead. Hamas commentator Ghazi Hamad said that "Israel could weaken Hamas, but not destroy it." The group, which opposes the existence of Israel, has killed hundreds of Israelis in attacks since violence resumed. "Hamas now is a political movement, it's a culture, with individuals, institutions, schools, universities and a huge military wing," said Hamad, editor-in-chief of the Hamas weekly, The Message, which is published in Gaza. Hamas charged that Israel also is trying to weaken the group politically before Pal- estinian parliamentary elections in Janu- ary. Among those rounded up in recent days were dozens of Hamas candidates for parliament and local councils. Hamas is expected to make a strong showing in the parliament vote and in a new round of local elections to be held in more than 100 towns and villages today. Abbas said Hamas was partly to blame for the latest violence. He said the militant group aggravated the situation in Gaza when it insisted on celebrating the Israeli pullout tomorrow and later refused to admit that an explosion during that celebration was caused by one of the group's cars and not by Israel. "Brothers in Hamas refused this talk and started .firing missiles on the Israelis that made them say they did not have a partner in the peace process and started random attacks and bombing that destroyed many areas," Abbas told Arab League represen- tatives. Abbas said Hamas has the right to retal- iate, but added: "We agreed in Cairo on a collective truce and the retaliation, there- fore, should be collective, too, because this is an Israeli carnage, the result of which must be shared by all parties." GOT A NEWS TIP? E-MAIL OUR TIP LINE: NEWS@MICHIGANDAILY.COM I Id, 0 - u MEE w -m M - ..